Cake is an ancient pastry, which is usually made in an oven. The cake is made of eggs, sugar, and wheat flour. Milk, fruit juice, milk powder, flavoring powder, salad oil, water, shortening, and baking powder are used as auxiliary materials. After stirring, preparing, and baking, it is made into a sponge like dessert.

Cake is a kind of pasta. It is usually sweet. A typical cake is made by baking. The materials of the cake mainly include flour, sweetener (usually sucrose), adhesive (generally egg, which can be replaced by gluten and starch for vegetarians), shortening (generally butter or artificial butter, and the cake with low fat content will be replaced by concentrated fruit juice), liquid (milk, water, or fruit juice), essence and starter (such as yeast or baking powder).

The earliest cakes were made with only a few simple materials. The early economic and trade routes led to the import of exotic spices from the Far East to the north, nuts, floral water, citrus fruits, dates and figs from the Middle East, and sugarcane from Eastern and southern countries.

In the dark ages of Europe, only nobles could have these rare raw materials, and their pastry creations were things like honey gingerbread and flat biscuits. Slowly, with the frequent trade exchanges, the eating habits of western countries have also changed completely.

Arab traders spread the use of spices and recipes in the Middle East. Bakers' trade associations have also been organized in several major commercial cities in Central Europe. At the end of the Middle Ages, spices had been widely used by wealthy families all over Europe, which enhanced the imaginative cake baking technology. When nuts and sugar became popular, almond candy paste became popular. This kind of almond candy paste was baked with wooden relief mold.

Now cake has been completely popular. No matter it is a birthday or a holiday, cake is indispensable everywhere. You can even find delicious cakes in the bakery when you are hungry. Cake has become an indispensable part of life.